Reviewers Liked
- Smaller and lighter than lamp-based projectors
- Brighter than picos and palmtops
- Reads files from SD cards and internal memory
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Shows scaling artifacts at its claimed native resolution
- Lacks crisp focus
ViewSonic PLED-W500
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Expert reviews and ratings
The ViewSonic PLED-W500 is a solid representative of a new category of lightweight projectors, but it costs a bit more than its competition without offering anything...
By PC Mag onA reasonable effort from ViewSonic, the PLED-W500 is suitable for business users who are regularly going to carry out presentations on the move. The projector is also suitable for use in the home, but the £500 price tag is a bit...
By V3.co.uk onThe PLED-W500 projector has a small frame that packs some impressive specifications including a 500 lumens LED lamp, 1280x800 native resolution and up to 100in picture size. However, the device is ultimately let down by poor performance. Viewsonic...
By The Inquirer onThe ViewSonic PLED-W500 is a great little projector. Portable, good-looking and feature-rich it's an ideal accessory for the mobile executive who wants to make a good impression when making presentations. It'll also provide plenty of entertainment at...
By PC Advisor onIf you don't mind the missing bells and whistles (lens shift, zoom) and can hook the PLED-W500 to a sound system to substitute for the good-enough-for-presentation built in 2W speaker, here's a cracking good entry-level home cinema projector. At a...
By theregister.co.uk onWe can see the ViewSonic PLED-W500 ultra-portable projector being a very attractive proposition for travelling business people despite its low lumens, because of the useful USB flash card and SD card inputs and built-in Microsoft Office Viewer....
By itreviews.com onA decent resolution, good choice of inputs and low weight make the PLED-W500 good for travelling, but it's not very bright, has laggy controls and is quite expensive...
By Expert Reviews onThe Viewsonic PLED-W500 hits a lot of high notes in the competitive mini projector field. It has very good color rendition in all but its brightest mode and provides a sharp image across the screen with all resolutions. Also, its built-in media...
By Projectors at Projector Reviews onProduct round-up Those of you with laptops will undoubtedly agree that even with all convenience of portable computing, there remain compromises aplenty. Yet add a gadget here and there and mobile working can be improved tremendously. Whether it's a...
By theregister.co.uk onLe PLED-W500 de Viewsonic répond à une partie de nos attentes. Affichant des images d’une qualité un peu meilleure que celle de l’Acer K330 et offrant une bonne compatibilité multimédia, il nous déçoit quelque peu sur la qualité de sa finition....
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